New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-03
HORSES STRICKEN DOWN BY THE HEAT.
now THE STREET. CAR HORSES ARE AFFECTED
HUNDREDS OF THEM DISABLED AND


MANY KILLED.
The intensely hot weather OF the last month was hard
enough for perspfing men and women To endure Dut ts
effect upon thousands Of horses employed on the var
ious slreetcar lines OF the city was far worse IR
UsE reporter yesterday afternoon made the round OF
several OF the leading lines of the city, and made IN
ries regarding the condition OF their horses IL
found that only line OF all those visited had suffered
any great mortality It's horses though the opinion
seemed be universal that other lines In the city had
suffered severely All OF them, however, acknowledged
tina, the heat had crippled them considerably and that
they had beer Obliged take OF number OF cars owing
10 the weakened condition OF a number Of their horses
At the stables OF tho Third Avenue Line President
Lyons answer inquiry as to how his horses wero
standing tho hot weather said that they were suffering
very much from It. ave have lost between hfty and
sixty horses during the last month"; including the eight
which were poisoned by some scoundrel Wo Oh
course. take all the precautions that we can,
six teams stationed along our anv 80 80
II of at and put on fresh pair our SO 70
drivers are In these words ,n' v aar % hosd I
you answerable for making une.gait during Tue @ nos
dropped down this week. although 1t is one OF tho
best ventilated stables in the city, We are not caused 10
being weakened and made unit for work We have in
stable to-day 200 horses which we arc uhaoo 20 use
owing the Intense heat Another thing tnat hurs US
is the recent enacted prohibited the railroads from
sanding their tracks II has been the means. ana VIII
10 be the means OF destruction OF life 10
that noble animal and Of very serious 10
the public What NewYork requires Is csDie tr1con
Certainly already proved by the one hundred
sndiwenty ifth-st cable line that our citizens would
have largo additional facilities OF travel. ana the
abandonment Of horses ia humanitarian view alone
would be q blessing. Hot weather would not aneos
cable II does Should We build our caDie road
and we should have already begun but for the opinion
Corporation Counsel desiring to have our tight esed @
nrst By courts intend TO replace our present ro
Ing stock by such New has not yst seen
At the Fourth Avenue stables was said that they nad
not lost horse one dropped yesterday, but 1t was
doing welland would bo ready Tor work AZ nsht IN
days Tho regular falling on In their travei,
due 10 tho absence from city Of many OF the pat
rons their ne had given thom an abundance OF spare
and ty giving them light work they had naa .e
trouble The boulevard Line had lost only three norses
but had large number laid up, and had been oegea 70
take of q number OF During the last ton Gays
twelve horsss had dropped In the street, but only snree
had died. xs
Tho Belt Line was one which rumor said had suffered
most owing 70 the OF Its horses were new
and unssasoned. Al tho Office Of the company however,
the assistant said that they hsa me
wonderfully" They had been compelled 70 ake on soo
Of their and had lost few horses bus tor sreen %
stock they had held up wonderfully we'll we nave ~
advantage" he said some Of the lines In that
our line through streets where there are many
open spaces where station relief nfma. On tne
ver front, especially We haye permsslon 20 use ssv
bukhssd hat when car comes Aons wo aks On As